Our opinion: Reflecting on success in a year filled with obstacles and stress
Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
There is only one week until finals, the weather is better than it has been in months and it’s becoming more and more difficult to concentrate on schoolwork, but guess what, we made it. We know, we know – it’s cheesy, but it’s true. Looking at the front of the paper this week, you’ll see [...]
Our opinion: Non-traditional sources, be careful where you get your news
Posted on April 22, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
After the Boston bombing last week, we had coverage streaming in the newsroom nonstop, but we noticed something –– every major broadcast outlet had serious issues, such as misinformation or late reporting, with their coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. CNN, in particular, seemed to be arguing with themselves over what information proved true at [...]
Our opinion: It’s time for the facts
Posted on April 08, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
We’ve been arguing a lot here at The Free Press lately over, you guessed it, the recent budget cuts at USM. Trying to decide exactly what to write this editorial about, we decided that we couldn’t actually agree or come to a conclusion on any argument that related to the cuts. That pesky $5 million [...]
Our Opinion: USM students should support recent faculty vote to work-to-rule
Posted on February 04, 2013 by Kirsten Sylvain in Our Opinion
I went to the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Library today on a mission. I started on the first floor, found two girls hunkered down in the corner with stacks of books sitting on the table in front of them, and asked them if they had heard of the recent faculty decision to work-to-rule. “No [...]
Norton deserves a thorough review
Posted on November 05, 2012 by Kirsten Sylvain in Our Opinion
A tragic event rocked this university last week, with the news of the untimely death of David Norton. It brought national news media to our front door and set us before the critical public eye. Certainly it was an unfortunate, unpredictable event, but many questions are left unanswered for students, the public and Norton’s family [...]
Editorial: Real big fiscal responsibility
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Alex Greenlee in Our Opinion, Perspectives
The Reel Big Fish concert held in Gorham two weeks ago was expensive and under attended. Now the Student Government Association is asking students on Facebook if they are in favor of holding another concert that would be “bigger and better.” Even considering holding another event of that magnitude is brash and lacks the acumen [...]
Maine should vote for marriage equality
Posted on January 29, 2012 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
It’s rare that the country gets too worked up about voting in Maine. Though sometimes referred to as a “battleground state,” it’s mostly an honorary title: we’ve gone Democratic in every presidential election since 1992; our party caucuses are too late and light on delegates to interest anybody besides Ron Paul. But in 2009, we [...]
LePage to environment: kiss my butt!
Posted on February 14, 2011 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
Republican ascendancy has already recalled a nice Chris Rock routine — good relationships may be boring, but then the only exciting relationships are bad ones. You never know what’s going to come up any given day in a bad relationship – “hey, you gave me crabs!” Or, “hey, let’s redefine ‘rape.’” All right, that’s not [...]
Connecting USM to the global community
Posted on November 27, 2010 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion
USM’s plan to add diversity to the curriculum by requiring incoming students to take an international core requirement class is a good move. Students should graduate USM with a better understanding of other cultures and taking a class with an international component could provide more awareness about global affairs to students. Today’s economy is much more [...]
Eliot Cutler for governor
Posted on October 25, 2010 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
In this hotly-contested race for governor, Eliot Cutler stands out from the bitter partisan politics as the best overall candidate. The Republican candidate, Paul LePage, was effective at tapping into the rage of an electorate struggling with near 10 percent unemployment. It made for exciting television. But it also made him incoherent, and ultimately, an [...]
